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TAFT ON Tf Believes It To Be A Sincere The Republican Party F vision?Corporation 1 Washington, Special.?President I Taft Thursilay gave out a statement |'1 embodying his views of the new tariff j act, which he designates officially as tli the " l'ayiie hill, ' in accordance with past custom of giving first recogni- ^ i ^ t he trainer of the measure in ,ni ./M)tise of Representatives. cu The statement in full follows: ha "I have sienn.1 t ...? i uviif lariu l'' bill because I believe it to ho the re- u,i suit of a sincere effort on the part ca of the Republican party to make a downward revision, and to comply 'ia with the promises of the platform as |a: they have been trenernlly understood, ln and as I interpreted them in the cam- efi paipn before election. "The bill is not a perfect tariff bill. I 'w or a complete compliance with the promises made, strictly interpreted. lu but a fulfillment, free from criticism in respect to a subject matter in- hi volvinjr many schedules and thou- ?h sands of articles, could not be expected. It sullices to say that except with rejrnrd to whiskey, liquors and wines, and in reyard to silks and as 1? to some liitrh class cottons?all of pi which may be treated as luxuries and 1,1 proper subjects of a revenue tariff? en 4.1 * mere nave been very few increases in rates. sit "There have been a srreat number to of real decreases in rates ami they to constitute a sutlicient amount to jus- tro tify the statement that bis bill is a th substantial downward revision, and a ?f reduction of excessive rates. mi "This is not a free-trade bill. It ?d was not intended to be. The Repulv- ae lionti party did not promise to make a nn free-trade bill. "It promised to make the rates an protective, hut to reduce them when it they exceed the difference between an the cost of production abroad and in here, makinjr allowance for the irreat- tis er norma! profit on active invest- th ments here. I believe that while this an excess lias not been reduced in a to number of cases, in a jrreat majority, re the rates are such as are necessary to pc protect American industries, but are ye MANN WINS NOMINATION FOR Richmond. Ya., Special.?With re- ioi turns from the Democratic primary D? still ineomnlete. indications Vri.tno ? ' , were that Judge William Hodges in Mann, of Nottoway, lias been nomi- j wi nateil for Governor over Harry St. of George Tucker. of Rockbridge, by a | pi majority of from .">.000 to .j.000. J. Taylor Kllvsin, the present Lieu- an tenant Governor, lias been renoini- ]?ii nated without doubt and Samuel Wil- p< liams is the party's ehoiee for At tor- vo ney General, Indications Friday di night pointed strongly to the defeat of a G. W. Koiner. the incumbent, for the ed nomination for Commissioner of Ajr- Ti rieultnre, by J. T. Brown. The early th returns were favorable to Koiner. M There is no significance in the nomi- re nations for the House of Deelgates ha on the liquor question as this issue dlq wl not enter into the contests in the var-J or SOUTHERN SOFT YARN SPINN Asheville, Special.?The Southern in Soft Yarn Spinners' Association, fe with representatives from Virginia, tii North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor- ha gia, Alabama and Tennessee, met in ne special session Friday afternoon at so the Battery I'ark Hotel here for the th consideration of the conditions in the wi soft yarn business. The members mi were in executive session for about of iour Hours, j. l*. AlcKae, of Lanrin- pr burg, president, presided, ami Robert io Chapman, aeted as secretary. in At the end of the executive session the members would not give out to cl< the press what was done in the meet- nw $rOOO^OOO~ESSON GRANITE C< , Salisbury, Special.?The Ksson II; Granite Company, the million dollar G< concern recently organized wit'i large re quarries at Granite Quary this conn- Hi ty, and headquarters in this city, is wl in the hands of Mr. George R. Collins, es an experienced granite man of this T1 city, as receiver, he being named at er Ashevilh: Thursday and he gave bond he in the sum of $25,000 with Charles J.jer COTTON MILLS TAKE UP FIG! Columbia, S. C., Special.?Presi- yc dent Thomas F. Parker, of the Mona- K,! ghan Mills, Greenville, is prosecut- J1? ing an investigation in to the hook- _e worm disease among his serveral hun- tit ut?* ruipiuyes mrougn u uriffni ami 11 capable younfr physician, the results wi of which will doubtless be of >rreat in- wc terest to mill managers ami other cu employers of labor that comes largely .ra from the small farms in this and oth- tr< er Southern States. m< While in Greenville a few clays co ago the writer had a talk with the tea DRASTIC PROHIBITION LAW I Montgomery, Ala., Special.?The pa Carmichael prohibition bill, far more wi drastic than the present statutory Ca , State-wide prohibition law, which cli passed the Senate Friday afternoon pe by a vote of 28 to 2, and which now | syi awaits only the signature of Ala- is bama's prohibition executive before In becoming the law, has already scored tin a far-reaching effect so far as the ca operation of locker clubs and near- m< beer saloons are concerned. From all ab . ....... J8f Bllij! s Effort On The Part Cf ! or A Downward Ro- ! _ Tax Just Measure. J 1 . f . , Si tv enough in case ot a'wsma! in- j ease of demand, and rais.iig of ices. to permit the possibility of the iportatiou of the foreign article and us to prevent j'xeessi ve prices. "The power granted to the Execute under the maximum and minium clause may be exercised to se- a re the removal of obstacles which ti ve been interposed by foreign s;ov- g mnents in the way of undue and f ifair discrimination against Anieri- ' u mercliandise and products. a "The Philippine tariff section I a l VP wtrntr?rlr.jl <? r - 4 - ..i 111 wi-iirr n?r ii'u years i; st past, and it "ratifies nie exceed- tl sjly by my signature to uivc it the ir feet of law. 1 am sure it will jjxeat- a increase the trade between the o eountries. and it will do mueb to lild up tlie Philippines in a health- v I prosperity. w "The administrative clauses of the j, II and the custoias court are ulniir- j, ly adapted to sacure a more uni- a rm and a more speedy final eon- j ruction. t| "The authority to the President tisc asrents to assist him in tlie ap- j, ication of the maximum and min- p mm section of the statute, and to ? able officials to administer the law, (>( ves a wide latitude for the acrpiiion, under circumstances favorable y its truth, of information in respect t ho price and cost of production of ods at home and abroad, which will ^ row much liyrht on tlie operation the present tariff anl bp of prijrv importance as officially collectdata upon which future executive tion ami executive recommendation r jv be based. "The incorporation tax is a just n id equitable excise measure, which. ? is hoped, will produce a sufficient ' nount to prevent a deficit and which } cidentally will secure valuable studies and information concerning . e many corporations of the country lf id will constitute an important step ward that degree of publicity and 1 gulation, which the tendency in cor- ^ irate enterprises in the last twenty ars has shown to be necessary." j1 GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA s us districts. It is predicted by 1 unocratic lenders that if a State- " de prohibition measure is offered either branch id" the Assembly it t! 11 be defeated although not a dozen * the Democratic nominees are 1 edged either way. Judge Mann had the support of the iti-saloon league during his camiign although both he and his op- ls meat went before the voters as fa- ' ring local option. Judge Maun iacated, however, that he would sign State-wide prohibition hill if passby the Legislature, while Mr. c< tckcr on the other hand had said 0 at he would veto such a measure. r. Tucker made a strong tight by 1,1 ason of a larger personal following, f' iving scarcely any organization, liile Judge Mann's forces were well e< ganized. ai ER.S MEET IN ASHEV1LLE n! g. other than to say the members ? el sure that in a reasonable v short j lie the chaotic conditions? which s ive prevailed in the soft yarn busi- r< ss for the last year and a half will ai on be a thing of the past. With 01 e tariff question now out of the . ly. they look for an increasing de- 11 md for yarn and that soon the price a" yarn will be in accord with the a ice of cotton, instead of 011 the 11 iv parity at which it has been sellg for some time past. Some of the members advised a ising of mills for a while or eurtaileni for tie rresent. DMPANY TO REORGANIZE p nrris, late Republican candidate for 's ivernor. as surety. The receivership ci suited owing to the death of Mr. jr erbert C. Hammond, of Canada, f, 10 was largely interested and whose a< tate is said to be worth $5,000,000. fp lat this step will not hinder the opations at the works is good news re. It is expected that the receiv- U] ship will be of short duration. u, IT ON THE HOOK WORM >ung physician, who modestly inJted that his name be not used as had not had enough of expreience ^ warrant his being set up as an ex- c< rt, and was shown a number of pa nts being treated for the disease. 1,1 le most striking an interesting as ill as encouraging feature of the irk going on at Greenville, as it oc- " rred to the interviewer, was the ^ pid response of the patients to 'atment aul the assurances from the ni jdical men that the worst cases ai uld be entirely freed from the disse within a few weeks. ?t -An c<r ? >? ? - ? UK diAlL ur ALABAMA m rts of the State come reports that ai tli the news of the passage of the irmiehael hill near-beer saloons, niul . lbs wherein liquors have been ilis- f nsed to members under the looker 8' stem, were dismantled and theState 01 almost as dry as it will ever be. Montgomery even social clubs of ?! 8 highest class have lieen closed und c rly in the afternoon the near-beer rf ?n began the removal of all drinklea from their places. i t I NEW TARIFF BILI ?ena*3 Amendments Practi cally Stand. HE HOUSE ADOPTS REPORT lates Compared With Paine Bil and Also With Dingtay Bill?Rate Raised Where Protection Was In sufficient and Lowered Where Pro hibitive. Washington, Special.?Practically II the administrative features of tin iriff bill which were adopted in tin enate were accepted by the eon erees. They include a new inuxi luui and minimum feature, a eorpor tion tax law. instead of the inheri nice tax adopted by the House, an iorizution for a bond issue to raisi loney to build the Panama Canal ud numerous other matters. Maximum and Minimum. The maximum and minimum pro ision prescribes duties in aeoordiuc< 'itii the rates named in the duti&bh st until March .'11, 1910, when er cent, ad valorem is to be addei utouiaticallv. as the maximum dntv he President is authorized to appl; lie minimum rates, however, to im orts from a sountry which ^ives it est rates to the products of th< liited States, and is made the judg s to whether a foreiirn country ac ords to the United States treatinen hich is reciprocal and equivalent i'hen he tinds that this conditio! sists he is to issue a proelatnatioi uttinp in effect the inininiuin rates nd until the time of th proelamatioi tie maximum rates will apply. Abrogation of Treaties. The President is empowered to at) ogate those reciprocity treat ie hich can be terminated by diplo >atiu action. It is made his duty ti ive ten days' notice after the bil ecomes a 'aw of his intention ti rinjr those twenties to an end. Trade With Philippines. The Philippine free trade provis in. u'liivli ?''?^ ..... V.1.. -1"I ........ .???o tuiKJiiiviaui y ciauvj tted by the Senate, provides for th tee importation of all articles "th rowtli or product e.f or manufac tred in the Philippine Islands fron laterial the growth or product o le Philippine Islands or the Um'e< tates, or both, or which do not eon tin foreign materials to the valu t' more than '2b per cent, of thoi >tal value." It ice is the only exccp on to the free provisions, but re fictions are placed upon sugar am )bacco. The free ini|M>rtation o tgar is limited to 500.000 tons j ear. On wrapper and filler tobacci hen niixed, the annual limitatioi ; 500,000 pounds; on tiller tobaecc .Obb.bOU potsmls, and on cigars, lot), JO,out). Tax on Tobacco. The internal revenue tax on tobac > is amended, making the rates 01 hewing and smoking tobacco I nits a pound. No change was ntadi i the tax on cigars, except those in reused front 54 to 75 cents per 1,000 he rates on cigarettes were inereas 1 to $1.25 per 1.000. A prohibitioi rainst the use of coupons or specia i 4'f ?\1a/1?v/\o ? "?? A - 1 ? 4 1 Ill (Iicujica 13 lIlcurpvraiL'U 111 lilt ew law. The prt'vision prantinp farmers tin ee sale of leaf tobacco places a re riction on the retail dealer whicl squires liitn to record every sal* mounting to two pounds or more tt ie person in one day. A number o: her ironclad requirements includet i the redraft of this section, a: lopted by tlie conference committee re intended to prevent any fraud: pon the internal revenues and a le same time give as much of a loca larket as possible to the tobacci rower. Corporation Tax. Every corporation, joint 6tock com any, or association organized fo: rofit, and every insurance eompanj i required to pay annually an ex se tax of 1 per cent, upon its ne icome over and above .$0,000. This ?ature was put into the bill to raisi rtditional revenues to apply on tin reasury deficit. It is estimated tlint $20,000,000 t< 30,000.000 a year will be collectec nder this new form of Federal tax lion. The Metal Schedule. Probably the nost marked reduc ons throughout any schedule in thi ill as a result of the action of tin vo houses and of the conference munittees, are found in the meta hedule. Beginning with a decreasi i the rate of iron ore- of 40 to 1' ?nts per ton, there is a general re action throughout that portion o: le bill, pig iron going down fron 1 to $2.50 per ton, and scrap iror om $4 to $1. The reduction oi any of the items in this seheduh mounts to about 50 per cent., ant lis reduction includes steel rails here is an increase on struct lira eel ready for use, ami also a sligh icrease on razors, nippers and pliers id on such new metals as tungsten Lumber and Cotton. Rough lumber goes down from $1 > $1.25 per 1,000 feet, with a corre winding reduction in the differentia i dressed lumber. The entire cotton schedule was re instructed, and tlje phraseology langed in the hop0 of preventi:i| >ductions through decisions by th >urts, such as hava characterize* le administration of the Dingle; ;w during lattet^ijJi. Tn many instances tIn* rates in-I tended t<> be imposed bv the I>in:rley " law wci'. at In I hose decisions. the reductions in some instances beini: _ from t><i ps-r nt. '< S per c?nt., a<i valorem. It < >;:n:atiiat the rates fixed b\ the Mil are about .'I j per cent, lii-luupon ati avcravre than thus, eoli-'-t. <1 <n lotions last T year. The rates . *1 cotton hosiery are jrem rally in* r< a-e.l. J In the n;;;c!;-< or: '<d matter of g the rate on -lov the i:iz'.i protectionists fail to s o-,-. Wines and Liquors. Suirar am1 tobrcro duties remain substantially as they are under the Dim;ley law. f There is a uniform increase on b spirits, wii.es and liquors of 13 per. e cent. There is an increase in lemons, fijrs, almonds and pineapples. Common window class of the lower sizes, in which the imports are heavy, is -riven a reduction, and where chances were made in the B chemical schedule there was a jren, oral decrease except upon such articles as fancy soaps and perfumes, which were increased. Wood Pulp and Print Paper. B The publishers win their light for B lower wood pulp and print paper, the ^ rate on the ordinary new print paper j being fixed at $3.75 per ton instead of $6. as under the Dingley law. and ,. on the higher grades of print paper i at $3.75 instead of $8. Mechanically j s ground wood pulp is to come in free e of duty instead of paying 1-1*2 of a ! e cent a pound as under the Dingley \ law, but provision is made for a conn- , t tervoiling duty in ease it becomes ' necessary to protect this country ! 1 against Canada's inhibit at ions upon 1 the exportations of woods to the : ; United States. I i Hides and Leather Goods. Hides of cattle come in frr?*. and there is a corresponding reduction on | leather and leather goods. The House l s rates are practically retained on sole | leather, leather for uppers, boots and 0 shoes and harness, but the free hide i 1 provision is based on the condition . 0 that on and after October 1. 1901). sole leather from the hides that are to he admitted free will pay a duty of 5 per cent.; grain. buff and split ! K leather. 71-2 per cent.; hoots and ( 0 shoes, the upper leather of which is e made from such hides. 10 per cent., i " and harness and saddlery, 20 per 11 cent. ^ This schedule of rates will result in a reduction of 15 per cent, on hoots and shoes, 20 per cent, on har0 ness and saddlery. 15 per cent, on r sole leather and 12 1-2 per cent, on " leather for uppers, if made of the ! hides that are put on the free list \ by the provision. 1 Bituminous coal is reduced from a 67 cents to 45 cents a ton. 0 Daniel Wins Fight. 1 Binding twine is retained on the I '? free list. Cotton ties arc made duti- ' able at three-tenths of a cent per pound and cotton bagging at six- ! tenths of a cent per square yard. On quebracho, the tanning extract for a ? stiff dut yon which Senator Daniel 5 made such a strenuous fight, the 8 House rates of one-half and threequarters of a cent per pound are retained. which is almost all that the Virginia Senator asked. Payne's Analysis. Mr. Payne's statement in the 8 House included an analysis of the bill, showing both the increase and 5 the decreases, but this detailed presentation was preceded by a general 1 summary, in which he undertook to show t lie extent ol' revenue increases ' and decreases by schedules. Accord^ ing to this showing, the total increases were on consumption value 3 of importations of .fSo'J.ol'J.o'J"), and ' the total decreases in consumption 3 value amounting to $4.978,12'2,124. In this preliminary statement Mr. Payne said that he had made an investigation based on the census returns of 1 hit."), showing the amount of domestic consumption of articles upon which duties have been raised, r and also the articles upon which ir duties have been lowered by the bill . as finally reported from the eonferj ence committee. This had been done because comparisons have been made s based upon the amount of importa8 tions, he said. e "Duties," he continued, "hace been lowered where they were too 8 high under the present law, sometimes prohibitive in charaeter, and " for that reason the importations were comparatively small. On the other hand, they have been raised in some * instances where the tariff was insuf2 fieient for protection and the impor2 tations were very great." [i _ 1 | Relating to Chemicals. ? | Taking up the schedules in their > order, he gave, first, the increases . and then the decreases. The figures, f in all cases, were comparisons with i the Dingley law. In Schedule A, relating to chemicals, he gave the ini crease as follows: ? Liquid anhydrous ammonia from 1 25 per cent, ad valorem to 5 cents per pound. 1 Manufactures of collodion increst cd 5 per cent. f Coca leaves increased 5 cents per . pound. i Fancy soaps increased from 15 2 cents |>ouud to 50 per cent, ad va lorem. 1 The list of decreases in this schedule was much longer, the principal . items being as follows: f ltoracic acid from 5 to 2 cents per 5 pound. e Chromic acid and lactic acid from I 3 to 2 cents per pound. y | Salicylic aeid from 10 to 5 cents I per pound. ^ , Tannic acid or tannin from 50 55 i i nt s per ponml. Sulphate ol ammonia from cent per pound to li;- tree li>t. I'.i.rax l'roin 5 to 2 cent - r pout r.orate of lime and other Sani luatcria! from 4 to 2 per pom Chloroform trout Lit) to lu eel per potiml. Copperas from 1-4 cent to 15-1 of 1 cent per pound. 10'li from % ! to 75 cents jj pouttil. Licorice front 4 1-2 to 2 1-2 ci: per pouttil. Cottonseed oil ami cotton oil In the dutiable to the free ii>t. Flaxseed, linseed and poppyse oil front 20 to 15 cents per uallott. Peppermint oil from 50 t?>25 con per {jallon. Oeher and oelmry earths, sicin and sienna earths, ami umber ai umber earths, if ground iu oil. water, front 1 1-2 to 1 cent p pound. Varnishes from !> "> per cent, to per eent. a<l valorem. Methylated and spirit varnish from $1.32 per gallon and 3"> p eetit. ad valorem to 35 eents per g; Ion and 3.1 per eent. ad valorem. ORR MILLS SHORT $50,00 Trusted Official of Anderson Texti Concern Charged With Breach < Trust and Misappropriation of S5C 000 of the Mill's Money?Boo] Found in a Chaotic Condition. Anderson, S. Special.?Seer tary and Assitant Cashier Calhoi Harris, of the <>rr Cotton Mills. \v, arrested Tuesday morning oti a wa rant secured by President J. I). Hat tnett charging breach of trust, it It ins alleged that he misappropriate $">0,000, or more of the cotnpai funds. Tuesday night he was quartede u der guard in a room at Chiquola Hot and re fu.set I to give t>ut any stateme otherwise than that he has not mi appropriated one dollar of the eoi ttnin* '- ? I 1 .inn 11,mi i'vi'iaimm: win t'onn<l all riirlit when the expert a count ants tret through with audit ii the books, lie admits that his hoo are tantrled up and that they ha been so for some time, lie also a mils that ho has made false entri to force balance* at dilTerent times. The first intimation of a shorta catnt on Tttesilay of last week. Abo two v'eeks ayo two account ants tlie American Audit Company eai to A ?. rson to audit tin* books of t mills v. is customary about once year. After working for a few da the experts found one or two itei which did not appear correct, t further examination it appeared tli Mr. Harris was short in his aeeoun ?.t!iWhen his attention was ca ed to it he said the showing' was cu reet hut claimed that it was due clerical errors. He also said that tl errors had existed for several year that he had made repeated efforts l find the mistakes but tad been ui able to do so. President llammet and the directors questioned Mr. Ha ris closely ami weiv disposed to Im lieve him when he insisted that tl shortage was due to clerical error As tin- im-psti.sili..n ...........I ...? ... . ii'u |?i?r, i r?ini, iiuv ever, many false entries were foun ami many thinus appeared wliieh ?1 i not tend to lieip Mr. Harris from sin picion. Kimball Admits Crime. Southern I'ines, N. ( .. Speeinl.Georsre A. Kimball, eas ner of the <"it izens' Hank, arrived Monday niirli from Maine. He collapsed almost ini mediately upon reaeliinir the lions. Tuesday he was able to ?ret up ani was taken to the bank, where h simply threw up bis bands and said '*! did it and that is all there is t it." lie also said that in addition t the flo.Onn, another si.inn had bee: taken, making tlie total shortasre .fib, inn. llis arrest followed. 0. S. Btirleisrb, A. S. Xeweomb air Mrs. Tarbell furnished f.'t.nno bou for bis appearanee at eourt on tb Kit!) instant. He has turned over to the bank oj fieials his property valued at sorn fi.OOO; bis wife lias yiven up all lie private property, valued at about fl "0(1, and this, with the fd.Ono bon from the surety eotnpany of Haiti snore will take eare of a larjre pre portion of the deficiency. The depositors aie meet ins; to tak action in the ease. An early settle ment is expected. Kintltnll i< ;i ciob mon o t-wl lelo (lition is not promising. Three Drown in Pee Dec. Wndesboro, X. Special.?His; water in Pee I tee river caused a sa accident Tuesday afternoon at Ar tlrew's ferry, northeast of Wades boro. Three men lost their lives an several others had narrow escapes. H. A. Little, of Rockingham, foi merly Representative from Richmon county, and his uncle, S. P. Myers of Memphis. Tenn., were en rout home from Norwood and attempted t cross the river at the ferry. The boa was in charge of Jule Snujrjrs. ferr> man, and Oscar Coalson. While i mid-stream one of the chains nttacl ed to the cable slipped and the boa was capsized and immediately sanl MI3UNDDRSTOOD. '' Deggar?Say. mister, I'm out u work an' I've got six small chlldre t' support. Won't youse gimme few pennies for 'em? Citizen?-Much obliged for the o fer. old man; but I've got all tfc ehlldren I need at present.?Cblcag News. 1 "Tnv^T profit v its j Rhode Island lied Mole. I No other kind of fancy poultry has W ; cou.e xo prominently to the front in ( so snort .a s; ;:cc of time as the Rhode t ioiUnd iCtil.S. A few years since they were known its only as a local product of the State from which they took their name, nr. Hut little attention was paid to their hre-'din.s, and they were not uniform eu in color or shape, but their wortli was known, and they strew in popularity ts ' with those who kept poultry for profit. ! As time passed they attracted the i;:i attention of fanciers, who saw in ,,1 thoru more than the every-day useful nr fowl. They saw that by careful sevc leotion and mating that a most beautiful breed could he developed, and 5 C) o i n H fi mnlffiT-*' kS r- the Rhode Island Reds of to-day 11- show that their work was well done, e- I We have them in both single and >fl i rn?p pnntK .v. . vv.xw, v??w ?.?? / iactiaui/ iv alike In other respects. They are what might he termed n- large fowls, males weighing eight or ej nine pounds and the females seven or ; 11 eight. is- The males are a beautiful dark red n_ and the females a deep reddish buff. |,e They are splendid types of the 1(._ modern utility fowl, and hid fair to rival some of the old breeds during |.~ the next few years. ve They are splendid table fowls, good (i layers of large, dark colored eggs, and a one of the hardiest breeds known. .r(? Feeding Young Chicks, ut Cct some good commercial chick of feed and if possible some old process ne oat meal, Give one feed dally of the he oat meal in the litter of clover or a chaff and three feeds of the chick vs feed, in all five feeds daily for the ,1S first ten days, then four times a day )n for the next two weeks and three j,I times a day thereafter until they are put out on free range. Feed lightly H_ hut often is the motto for young chicks. Give green food in some to form, chopped cabbage, Irttuce leaves |(J or greet: grass cut fine. Animal food s. of some kind must be provided or the chicks will lie found trying to eat each other up. Those who have or can secure skint milk will find nothlng Letter than curd made from sour skim mill:, mixed to a crumbly state with corn meal, and given on the hoard once a day. Otherwise dry milk albumen or finely ground beef j scraps can be given. After the first ' day in the brooder fresh water should (1 he given and renewed often. Use a trood drinktnc frm r>t ? i.. ?-ill t _ _ ............. ...en- ?ni Ktr^p the water from getting foul. Skim mtlk in a sour or clobbered state is good for fowls or chickens to drink, but do not give too much. Every other day is sufficient. Too ntuch it will cause bowel looseness. Fine i- cracked corn and whole wheat can be fed In place of chick feed after four d weeks' old. but the latter is far the e best to use for young chicks as it is always convenient and ready. Though o a little more expensive, the real difi> forence In cost amounts to comparau lively nothing, as young chicks cannot consume enough to make the difference appreciable. The old idea il that chicks require e culinary departil ment is fully exploded. Do not e waste time and patience of the good housewife in baking johnnycake or other -specialties." Modern chicken o foods and appliances have reduced r the burden of chick culture by half, and at. the sime time made it more ,1 successful. >- Patching Ilroken Eggs. When an egg is broken on the nest 0 It is usually believed that it will not hatch, but we find the cracked shell can be patched up by taking a piece >- of shell from another egg and pressing It firmly over the cracked part of the broken egg. In this way it sometimes happens that very valuable eggs h may be saved and hatched as tf nothd ing had happened. ? L. Smith, in i- American Cultivator. tl Keep Hens In. As a preventive against hens flying over a fence, place a strand of smooth wire six inches from the top of the fence, inside and parallel to e it. A hen always 'alights on the top o of a fence before going over, and In it endeavoring to tly to the top she will r- strike the inside wire and be thrown n back. ^ Ponltry Xotcs. The proper feeding of poultry Is a science, and one that not only affords pleasure in its investigation, but profit In Its mastery. iV Ash Is the mineral portion of most n feeding stuffs, and is used largely In a making bones, egg sheila, etc. In seasoning mashes a teaspoonfnl f- of salt to a quart of mash is about the o right proportion. On very cold daya 9 a little pepper acts as a tonic, but it should be given every day.